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KOA Names Two To Top Leadership Positions

Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) has named Jill Currier as SVP of operations for the owned properties of KOA and Bill Gottwals as SVP of franchise operations.

LL Bean’s New HQ Grand Opening Set For June 15

L.L.Bean will celebrate the completion of its new 390,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Freeport, ME on June 15, marking the close to an eight-year, $110 million campus redevelopment in the company’s longtime hometown.

Big Agnes Grows Sales Team In The Northeast

Big Agnes hired Round Pond Sales Group led by Kyle Rohne and Ian Wauchope to represent Big Agnes in the Northeast, better positioning the brand to meet the needs of customers in the region.

Orvis Appoints Chief Product Officer

Orvis announced that Carla Feely had been named chief product officer with executive oversite for all product-related functions.

Revo Opens Flagship In Barcelona

Revo opened its first flagship store in Barcelona, Spain, located on Baixada de la Llibreteria, in the Gothic Quarter, one of the city’s highly trafficked districts.

Firearm & Ammo Manufacturers Contributed $235M To Conservation In Q4 Via Excise Tax

Firearm and ammunition manufacturers contributed more than $235 million to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund in the fourth quarter. The contribution topped $16.1 billion in excise tax contributions to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund since its inception in 1937, or more than $25 billion adjusted for inflation.

NRF Economist Reports Q1 Challenges Bringing Inflation Under Control

During the first quarter, slower-but-continued growth in gross domestic product and other economic indicators showed the difficulty of bringing inflation under control, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in the May issue of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review.

NICS Firearms Background Checks Increase Slightly In April

The April 2023 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1.37 million represented an increase of 0.7 percent compared to the April 2022 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1.36 million a year ago.